Shoftim 17:19 · unit 2
TT #110 · Parashas Shoftim · Second Aliyah · Passuk 17:19
The Complete Passuk
וְהָיְתָ֣ה עִמּ֔וֹ וְקָ֥רָא ב֖וֹ כׇּל־יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֑יו לְמַ֣עַן יִלְמַ֗ד לְיִרְאָה֙ אֶת־יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔יו לִ֠שְׁמֹר אֶֽת־כׇּל־דִּבְרֵ֞י הַתּוֹרָ֥ה הַזֹּ֛את וְאֶת־הַחֻקִּ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה לַעֲשֹׂתָֽם׃
And it shall be with him, and he shall read in it all the days of his life, so that he may learn to fear the Eternal his God, to keep all the words of this Torah and these statutes, to do them.
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Source Citation
Torah Temimah points to Sanhedrin 22a .
TT lemma: וְקָרָא בוֹ כׇּל יְמֵי חַיָּיו .
Sefaria — Sanhedrin 22a
Core Text of Chazal
Core Text
וְקָרָא בוֹ כׇּל יְמֵי חַיָּיו – יָמִים שֶׁהֵם כְּיָמִים, פְּרָט לַלֵּילוֹת.
English: ‘And he shall read in it all the days of his life’ – days that are like days, excluding the nights.
On the daf / in context: A technical discussion of whether the obligation of reading extends to nights or is limited to daytime.
Type of Learning
Derash on ‘days’ (Bavli) — the language of ‘days’ is examined for its inclusion or exclusion of nights.
What Is Learned
The king is obligated to read from his Torah throughout his life. The precise scope of ‘all the days’ is discussed in the sugya.
Source pointed to by Torah Temimah. Only Chazal’s words and what they derived are presented. Ashkenazi transliteration.